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Holmes,F.
1962
Erolia alpina
45.
9 July Barrow, Alaska
Leave nest until I was 3' away + The
Husband off is a low-bounce, injury flight
stiffing at 20' - going into a rocket run
pasture - running off - giving a loud irregular
squeaking call. She did not return to
the nest while I was present, but after
[illegible] she was 60' away - sl
& Negt & displacement
feed.-
At nest #14 - The P left the nest when I
was 20' away. Flew off - landed 40' fs E -
got several rat-rats - then flew off
& gave 3 cries - Maui while a
decarted wing
[illegible]
Two adults + 4 young were found
near 12.3 - when a nest giving a stormy
distractor display was observed 4 days
ago. The young were banded. The P Aex-
gave a very stormy distractive display - with
wings out, tail depressed & spread + then
flopping off over the tundra. When they did
not deteres - he would run both in -
& rocket run when 10 feet + 90